ekwb EK-FC570 GTX SE Series Installation And Mounting Manual

Installation and mounting manual for EK-FC570 GTX SE water block
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The barb hose fittings require only a small amount of force to screw them in; otherwise the high flow fittings might break. These fittings do not need to be tightened with much force because the
liquid seal is made using o-rings. The use of an algaecide and corrosion inhibitors is always recommended for any liquid cooling system.
STEP 1: GENERAL INFORMATION.
STEP 2 cont.: PREPARING YOUR GRAPHIC CARD
1 cont.. REMOVING STOCK COOLER.
screws should be removed. There are 17 screws on the back of the graphic card.
3. APPLYING THERMAL COMPOUND.
nVidia GF110
compound: lightly coat
example Arctic Cooling MX-2 ™ or MX-4 ™ thermal
grease. EKWB recommends to apply thermal grease in
cross form for best performance (see sample picture).
STEP 3: INSTALLING WATER BLOCK
1. PLACING THERMAL PADS ON PCB. Place thermal pads on chips so that numbers on chips
match size of thermal pads. EKWB made sure users have more than enough pads to cover
all surfaces that need to be covered to make block fully functional). EK recommends using
small drops of electrically non-conductive (for example: Arctic Cooling MX-2 ™ or MX-4 ™)
thermal grease on each phase regulator (that is being covered with thermal pad) in order to
even further improve the thermal performance of the EK-FC570 GTX SE series water block.
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Sample picture of GeForce 570 GTX HD graphics card (PCB NVA-P1263)
Remove all encircled screws. All heat sink assembly
. CUTTING THERMAL PADS.
Apply thermal 4
GPU chip with for to be cut to smaller chunks in order to cover all the VRM components such as MOSFETs and inductors (chokes).
PLEASE REMOVE THE PROTECTIVE FOIL FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE THERMAL PADS PRIOR TO INSTALLATION.
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2. CLEANING THE PCB. Carefully detach the original heat sink after removing all
fasteners securing it to the board and bracket. Wipe off the remains (by using
non–abrasive cloth or Q-tip, as shown on sample photo) of the original thermal
compound until the components and circuit board are completely clean. EKWB
does not recommend using any liquids for removing paste.
Your block comes with thermal pads, some of which are already pre-cut. Others have
Thickness 1mm (for memory)
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2. PLACING GPU REINFORCE PLATE ON PCB. Place metal reinforce and washer on
PCB as shown on picture below and screw it in with enclosed M3x4 screws. Please
use encased PVC washers under each screw. Make sure you use fasten screws
equally and do not use too much force.
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Orientation
of reinforcer
2
is important!
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PVC washer
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STEP 2: PREPARING YOUR GRAPHIC CARD.
1. REMOVING STOCK COOLER: Remove encircled screw on
the bracket (required only on certain models):
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Thickness 0.5mm (for VRM MOSFETS and inductors (R30)
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Released on 17 of August, 2011. Revision 1.0
for updates.
Washer
M3x4
screw